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Principal: Mr Michael Farmer  Bursar: Barry Farrell  Admissions: Mrs Linda-Anne Drane - Admissions Co-ordinator

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Kilgraston is set amid 54 acres of stunning Scottish countryside at Bride of Earn, just three miles from the centre of Perth, 40 minutes north of Edinburgh and an hour's drive from Glasgow. Mountains, lakes, rivers and ski slopes are close by and this gentle setting provides the perfect environment for concentrated yet easy learning.

Kilgraston is Scotland’s leading boarding school for girls aged 2½ - 18 (day boys 2½ - 9 years). The school follows the Scottish curriculum with the girls taking Standard Grade/Intermediate 1 & 2 (GCSE equivalent) followed by Highers and Advanced Highers (A Level equivalent) during their two years in the Sixth Form. Kilgraston has an excellent record of academic achievement.

High academic excellence is a priority at Kilgraston with Upper Sixth leavers progressing to some of the best universities across the UK and beyond. Destinations in recent years have included: Oxford and Cambridge as well as Aberdeen, Bath, Durham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle and St Andrews to name just a few. The choice of courses covers a broad spectrum: medicine, veterinary science, natural sciences, modern languages, history, mathematics, psychology, law etc.

Kilgraston has a strong reputation for art, drama and music which play an important part of life at the school. The orchestra and string group, choirs, rock group and samba band give opportunities for the girls to perform throughout the year. The Art Department is housed at the top of the mansion with superb views and the school boasts an impressive number of past pupils who are practicing professional artists. A new theatre with audio visual facilities was opened in 2005.

Sports and Recreation are catered for with an indoor sports hall with climbing wall and fitness suite and the superb 25m indoor swimming pool complex opened in May 2008. An all weather astro-turf is planned for the near future. The extensive grounds incorporate nine floodlit all weather courts, playing fields and an athletics track. Kilgraston is the only school in Scotland with an Equestrian Centre, incorporating a new 60m by 40m floodlit arena, with livery on campus and the school hosts the Scottish Schools' Equestrian Championships at Gleneagles each year. The girls are encouraged to use all of the school’s faculties not only for curriculum lessons but also for leisure activities and many take part in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.

School details

Age range: 2 - 18

Day pupils: 10 boys and 294 girls

Annual day fees: £7,635 - £13,185

Annual weekly boarding fees: £16,650 - £16,650

Full boarding pupils: 127 girls

Annual full boarding fees: £18,525 - £22,485

This school offers flexi-boarding.

TOTAL PUPILS: 10 boys and 421 girls, including 80 girls in the 6th form

Staff numbers: 23 full time and 5 part time

Method of entry: Assessment, Entry test or exam, Interview, Report from previous school, Scholarship or bursary exam, Scholarship exam, Taster days

Accreditations and affiliations: BSA, GSA, AGBIS, ISBA, CReSTeD Withdrawal System (WS)

Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic

Teaching languages: English

School facilities

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Academic Languages Sport Activities Music Miscellaneous
  • Business studies
  • Classics
  • Drama/Theatre
  • Environmental studies
  • Painting/Sculpture
  • Philosophy/Ethics
  • Photography
  • Ancient Greek
  • Chinese
  • English
  • English as foreign/2nd language
  • French
  • German
  • Greek
  • Italian
  • Latin
  • Spanish
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Cross-country
  • Fencing
  • Fitness training
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Hockey
  • Martial arts
  • Netball
  • Rounders
  • Swimming
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis
  • Water sports
  • Adventure training
  • Ballet
  • Canoeing
  • Cycling
  • Dance
  • Drama productions
  • Duke of Edinburgh Award
  • Horse riding and management
  • Language club
  • Public speaking/Debating
  • Sailing
  • Shooting
  • Skiing
  • Yoga
  • Band/Orchestra
  • Brass
  • Choir
  • Guitar
  • Jazz
  • Keyboard
  • Organ
  • Percussion
  • Singing
  • Strings
  • Woodwind
  • After school club
  • Before school/Breakfast club
  • Experience of diplomatic corps' children
  • Experience of expatriates' children
  • Experience of gifted children
  • Experience of international students
  • Experience of services' children
  • Particular diets
  • Rail/Airport services
  • School bus service
Scholarships

The school offers: Other bursaries, Academic, Armed forces discounts or bursaries, Art, Junior school entry, Siblings, Music, Financial need, Senior school entry, Boarding, Other scholarships, Teaching, 6th Form, Sport

Curriculum, exams and 6th form

Exam boards: AQA, OCR, SQA

  % pass rate at grades A* to C (exams at age 16): 90%
  % pass rate (exams at age 18): 92%
19 courses are offered for age 18 exams
98% of pupils went on to Higher Education or took a Gap Year

Special needs

This school provides for individual pupils with these needs:
Dyslexia or Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD)

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